Is this a cup, a bowl? Cloisonne decoration or something else?

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  1. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    Hi,

    I picked this up today because of it's beautiful pattern and colours. It is small, 3.25"x 2.25" H. Is it a cup or bowl? It has a matte rough edge around the top on the inside. Would the design be described as cloisonne or something else? No markings. Thank you!

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    Elen Beattie, Mar 16, 2021
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Very nice design and colors! Only cloisonne if the material is enamel surrounded by metal. I'm not sure what else to call it.
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    But I would call it a bowl.
     
    Bakersgma, Mar 16, 2021
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  4. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    Yes I'm not sure either! Thanks :)
     
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  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'd suspect Japanese.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is beautiful, Elen. I agree with Bakers, it isn't cloisonné enamel, but it is a bowl.;)
    It has a transitional Art Nouveau-Art Deco look. That is no estimate of its age though, just the look.
     
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  7. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    It is thanks! I agree with you on the style. So nicely done unfortunate that it isn't marked. Any idea why the inside of the rim would be matte/almost rough? Maybe it's not unusual but I've never seen it before.
     
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  8. Darkwing Manor

    Darkwing Manor Well-Known Member

    Is it ceramic or glass? I can not tell! I wrote a long dissertation on champleve', then realized it's not metal!
     
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Porcelain by the look of it. Decorated to emulate cloisonne.
     
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  10. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    Correct, it is porcelain!
     
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  11. Darkwing Manor

    Darkwing Manor Well-Known Member

    That is a lot of hand-work!
     
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  12. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    I agree! Such intricate work and no maker's mark to attribute it to :sorry: Perhaps it was part of a set and some of the other pieces were marked.
     
    Elen Beattie, Mar 17, 2021
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